Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Netted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Netting.]
1. To make into a net; to make n the style of network; as, to
net silk.
2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.
And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Netting \Net"ting\, n. [From Net, n.]
1. The act or process of making nets or network, or of
forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.
2. A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads,
wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces
between.
3. (Naut.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as
for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing
sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to
hinder an enemy from boarding. --Totten.
Netting needle, a kind of slender shuttle used in netting.
See Needle, n., 3.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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